Synthetic Biology: Recent Trends & Research

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News and Trends 12 Oct 2016

Italy has new €100M Factory for Biobased Butanediol

With an industry worth €3.5Bn, butanediol is an important chemical intermediate. Novamont has recently opened the first industrial plant to produce bio-butanediol from sugars, using engineered E. coli. Biotechnology is a key driver in replacing fossil fuels with renewable raw materials, so companies and academia are busy creating ways to produce different chemicals from biomass. Examples […]

October 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 7 Oct 2016

Will SynBio replace the French Wine Industry?

Ava Winery is creating cheap, sustainable and customizable wine without grapes, yeast or fermentation. The company plans to commercialize its first product in the coming months, will they be able to steal customers from the most famous French wine companies? Ava Winery claims that 90% of tasters cannot tell its prototype apart from traditional wine. The […]

October 7, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 19 Sep 2016

Novozymes moves on Microbes in recent Acquisition

The world’s leading producer of enzymes is making moves in the microbial world. Novozymes just acquired Organobalance, a German biotech specializing in microbes. Novozymes is a pillar of the Danish biotech scene and the world’s leading enzyme manufacturer. In 2000, it spun out of Novo Nordisk under the supervision of the World’s Best CEO, and […]

September 19, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 7 Sep 2016

Building Life from DNA Legos, a Review of Synthetic Biology

It sounds like a lot of fun, but DNA legos are serious: they represent the core concept of synthetic biology, a field with the potential to solve major issues in public health, society and the environment. Here’s a survey of this exciting new area of development. Major thanks to Eshna Gogia at Helixworks for letting us use her article as a source! […]

September 7, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 20 Aug 2016

France is loving this Iranian Bioartist’s Microbe-Inspired Installations

Bioartist Golnaz Behrouznia creates gorgeous multimedia installations inspired by microscopic life. Keep an eye out for her work at festivals in Paris and Toulouse this September. Golnaz Behrouznia has always been passionate about natural science, particularly the world seen through a microscope. Through a combination of plastic sculpture, drawing, and installation video, she brings it […]

August 20, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 17 Aug 2016

Illuminating Synthetic Biology: Undergraduate team develops a bioelectric lightbulb

A group of undergraduate researchers at Newcastle University has created a lightbulb from genetically engineered E. coli. In the pipeline are also a hybridised batteries, a capacitor, and a resistor, and the forthcoming circuit will serve as the team’s entry into 2016’s iGEM competition. We’ve heard of fungi furniture, but synthetic biology is extending tendrils into another area of interior design: […]

August 17, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 15 Aug 2016

These 3 Synbio Startups did a ‘perfect pitch’ at IndieBio’s Demo Day

On July 28th 2016, IndieBio EU, the world’s first biotech accelerator, held their demo day in the lovely surroundings of Cork City Gaol. On the night, 13 startups pitched their ideas and products in the hopes of securing investment to take their ideas to the next level. Firebreathers and a live band added the finishing touch to […]

August 15, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 12 Aug 2016

EntreChem is going Back to the Future of Drug Discovery

We leave the Netherlands with a smile after visiting FF Pharma in Utrecht this week. Once again, we depart to another part of Europe and this time we’re heading to the North of Spain. Oviedo, the main capital of the Spanish Asturias region, is our final destination and is also where EntreChem, our Biotech of the […]

August 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 10 Aug 2016

Why on Earth would someone order DNA on Amazon?

Yes, you can now add a customized genetic sequence to your shopping cart, thanks to a Biotech startup. But what would you need it for? Let’s say, you are buying some really cool Biotech reading material online. You can now head to the ‘Industrial & Scientific’ section of Amazon and get a GeneSlice with that. For […]

August 10, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 2 Aug 2016

7 Books to turn you into a Biotech Genius over the Summer

As summer is approaching its peak, we thought that you would like to discover some of the Biotech books we love the most. This list (without any particular order) will give you a broad choice of topics, from entrepreneurial journeys to scientific breakthroughs. Enjoy reading and be inspired by these amazing stories! The Antidote: Inside the […]

August 2, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 27 Jul 2016

SynBio Nootkatone now in trials to stop the Spread of Zika

The grapefruit aroma nootkatone is now in field trials to assess its effectiveness against mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus. Good news for Evolva, which figured out a SynBio process to produce the compound. Recently, the Zika went from being considered a mild virus to a public health emergency. As the virus was linked with infant microcephaly, there […]

July 27, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 26 Jul 2016

What is Lithuania’s role in European Biotech?

Since the days of the Soviet Union, Lithuania has always been considered as a leader in life sciences discoveries in Eastern Europe due to its infrastructure. But what about for Biotech? Nowadays, as a member of the NATO, the European Union, and Eurozone, Lithuania’s life science sector is growing around 20-25% annually; with special focus on […]

July 26, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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